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Hello LPF, today I present to you THE MOST POWERFUL laser I have ever built. You can find the build thread HERE:lasergun:
First, this machine of pure amplified light could not have come into existence had it not been for a few, very much appreciated members here; Mrcrouse, DTR, and Flaminpyro
The Mag Machine
The Host:
The massive 2D Maglite was the perfect candidate for handling the extreme heat produced by the beefy 9mm diode. So, I proceeded and bought one from Mrcrouse who kindly went out of his way to order another blue one as they were out of that particular color. I received the host pretty quickly considering this and I plan to go back to Mrcrouse for more hosts in the future.
Very well packaged
The "Plug and Burn" feature as he cleverly calls it
For the battery compartment, I made my own spacer tube to hold two AW 18350 batteries inside
The Driver and Diode:
I needed to give the 9mm diode a challenge, so naturally I pushed him at 2.4A using the reliable X-Drive. The X-Drive and Diode both came in the mail in only a few days which I am extremely happy with
The X-Drive glued to the heatsink with arctic alumina thermal adhesive with an extra copper heatsink for extra measure
The innards of the laser
The Result:
After putting it all together, you have the final result... I'll let the pictures do the talking
3.1W OF POWER!!!:drool: That's using the G-2 type lens from techhood
Anyway, I am very happy about this build and all the great service I experienced when ordering the parts 3W of power is definitely not something to mess with:tsk: and will light many things on fire.
Extreme caution is necessary!:wave:
Thanks for looking! :thanks:
First, this machine of pure amplified light could not have come into existence had it not been for a few, very much appreciated members here; Mrcrouse, DTR, and Flaminpyro
The Mag Machine
The Host:
The massive 2D Maglite was the perfect candidate for handling the extreme heat produced by the beefy 9mm diode. So, I proceeded and bought one from Mrcrouse who kindly went out of his way to order another blue one as they were out of that particular color. I received the host pretty quickly considering this and I plan to go back to Mrcrouse for more hosts in the future.
Very well packaged
The "Plug and Burn" feature as he cleverly calls it
For the battery compartment, I made my own spacer tube to hold two AW 18350 batteries inside
The Driver and Diode:
I needed to give the 9mm diode a challenge, so naturally I pushed him at 2.4A using the reliable X-Drive. The X-Drive and Diode both came in the mail in only a few days which I am extremely happy with
The X-Drive glued to the heatsink with arctic alumina thermal adhesive with an extra copper heatsink for extra measure
The innards of the laser
The Result:
After putting it all together, you have the final result... I'll let the pictures do the talking
3.1W OF POWER!!!:drool: That's using the G-2 type lens from techhood
Anyway, I am very happy about this build and all the great service I experienced when ordering the parts
3W of power is definitely not something to mess with:tsk: and will light many things on fire. Extreme caution is necessary!:wave:
Thanks for looking! :thanks:
